magdalena bennett
@maibennett.com
Research Scientist working on causal inference. The Anna Wintour of slide decks. If you have something to say, say it with a nice plot #rstats (Disclaimer: All opinions are my own)
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magdalena bennett
@maibennett.com
· Jan 16
🚨Working Paper Alert🚨
"QB or Not QB? Measuring Discrimination in Football Labor Markets"
TL;DR
I find that there is significant discrimination when recruiting QBs from HS to college (and from college to the NFL!) based on their race.. and this costs teams wins🏆 and money💰 1/n
"QB or Not QB? Measuring Discrimination in Football Labor Markets"
TL;DR
I find that there is significant discrimination when recruiting QBs from HS to college (and from college to the NFL!) based on their race.. and this costs teams wins🏆 and money💰 1/n
November 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Paul here doing getting things done 👏🏽
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Paul here doing getting things done 👏🏽
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Today was a good day 🥳
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Today was a good day 🥳
I was on a crafting kick today, and ended up sewing some sun glasses cases. #procrasticrafting (?)
I need to somehow get rid of the stash of fabric I keep accumulating without sufficient output.
I need to somehow get rid of the stash of fabric I keep accumulating without sufficient output.
November 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I was on a crafting kick today, and ended up sewing some sun glasses cases. #procrasticrafting (?)
I need to somehow get rid of the stash of fabric I keep accumulating without sufficient output.
I need to somehow get rid of the stash of fabric I keep accumulating without sufficient output.
BobDylan got a ball pit all to himself! #HappyBirthday 🎂
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
BobDylan got a ball pit all to himself! #HappyBirthday 🎂
It’s BobDylan’s birthday today. 5 marvelous years of this tiny pup being the best boy.
(Do not confuse him with the other Bob Dylan, the second coolest one. His birthday is in May).
(Do not confuse him with the other Bob Dylan, the second coolest one. His birthday is in May).
October 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It’s BobDylan’s birthday today. 5 marvelous years of this tiny pup being the best boy.
(Do not confuse him with the other Bob Dylan, the second coolest one. His birthday is in May).
(Do not confuse him with the other Bob Dylan, the second coolest one. His birthday is in May).
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in my post-academic era i have become extremely scathing of the way academia considers papers to the primary outcome of intellectual work, and refuses to give credit to academics who write software or build other tooling. in industry we very rarely read your papers; but we always use your software
October 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
in my post-academic era i have become extremely scathing of the way academia considers papers to the primary outcome of intellectual work, and refuses to give credit to academics who write software or build other tooling. in industry we very rarely read your papers; but we always use your software
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I'm writing a blog post on making high-quality reports with Quarto and Typst like the ones we recently made for the Johns Hopkins University International Vaccine Access Center.
Anything in particular you want to know about how we make reports like these? #rstats
Anything in particular you want to know about how we make reports like these? #rstats
October 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm writing a blog post on making high-quality reports with Quarto and Typst like the ones we recently made for the Johns Hopkins University International Vaccine Access Center.
Anything in particular you want to know about how we make reports like these? #rstats
Anything in particular you want to know about how we make reports like these? #rstats
Q for Python users that miss R: Is there something like `tinytable` for Python? Plotnine solved 90% of the problems of not having `ggplot`, but I need someone to get cracking on building `tinytable` for Python. Pretty please? 😑
October 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Q for Python users that miss R: Is there something like `tinytable` for Python? Plotnine solved 90% of the problems of not having `ggplot`, but I need someone to get cracking on building `tinytable` for Python. Pretty please? 😑
I’m just here to say that I haven’t used R in like 4 months (just Python), and my heart aches a little bit 💔
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I’m just here to say that I haven’t used R in like 4 months (just Python), and my heart aches a little bit 💔
This package is absolutely fantastic. 100% recommend for all your table needs.
{tinytable} 0.14.0 for #RStats makes it super easy to draw tables in html, tex, docx, typ, md & png.
There are only a few functions to learn, but don't be fooled! Small 📦s can still be powerful.
Check out the new gallery page for fun case studies.
vincentarelbundock.github.io/tinytable/vi...
There are only a few functions to learn, but don't be fooled! Small 📦s can still be powerful.
Check out the new gallery page for fun case studies.
vincentarelbundock.github.io/tinytable/vi...
October 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
This package is absolutely fantastic. 100% recommend for all your table needs.
Had the absolute pleasure of watching “One Battle After Another” last night. What a masterful piece. The story, the cinematography, the performances, the score. Very current for the times. PTA at his best. Go see it in theaters is you can. Almost 3hrs of perfection.
September 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Had the absolute pleasure of watching “One Battle After Another” last night. What a masterful piece. The story, the cinematography, the performances, the score. Very current for the times. PTA at his best. Go see it in theaters is you can. Almost 3hrs of perfection.
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Clearly not the most important news coming out of Oregon tonight, but I just added a recession bars example to the tinyplot “Tips & tricks” vignette. grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/vig... #rstats
September 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Clearly not the most important news coming out of Oregon tonight, but I just added a recession bars example to the tinyplot “Tips & tricks” vignette. grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/vig... #rstats
I’m just going to log off for a bit and binge watch The Great British Baking Show, as one must do in periods of high anxiety and distress.
a group of people standing around a table with the words started making it had a breakdown bon appetit on the bottom
ALT: a group of people standing around a table with the words started making it had a breakdown bon appetit on the bottom
media.tenor.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I’m just going to log off for a bit and binge watch The Great British Baking Show, as one must do in periods of high anxiety and distress.
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This.
No TT/non-TT/VAP job will be offered to an int'l candidate, since it requires an H1-B until the green card is issued.
This process takes at least a couple of years.
No TT/non-TT/VAP job will be offered to an int'l candidate, since it requires an H1-B until the green card is issued.
This process takes at least a couple of years.
September 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This.
No TT/non-TT/VAP job will be offered to an int'l candidate, since it requires an H1-B until the green card is issued.
This process takes at least a couple of years.
No TT/non-TT/VAP job will be offered to an int'l candidate, since it requires an H1-B until the green card is issued.
This process takes at least a couple of years.
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September 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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The new {marginaleffects} release for #RStats (0.30.0) comes with two new vignettes:
1. Speed up computation with automatic differentiation (often 10x gains) marginaleffects.com/bonus/perfor...
2. Power analyses with {marginaleffects} and {DeclareDesign}. marginaleffects.com/bonus/power....
1. Speed up computation with automatic differentiation (often 10x gains) marginaleffects.com/bonus/perfor...
2. Power analyses with {marginaleffects} and {DeclareDesign}. marginaleffects.com/bonus/power....
37 Performance – Model to Meaning
marginaleffects.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The new {marginaleffects} release for #RStats (0.30.0) comes with two new vignettes:
1. Speed up computation with automatic differentiation (often 10x gains) marginaleffects.com/bonus/perfor...
2. Power analyses with {marginaleffects} and {DeclareDesign}. marginaleffects.com/bonus/power....
1. Speed up computation with automatic differentiation (often 10x gains) marginaleffects.com/bonus/perfor...
2. Power analyses with {marginaleffects} and {DeclareDesign}. marginaleffects.com/bonus/power....
ggplot news is the best kind of news 😍
I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN.
It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.
Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.
Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
ggplot2 4.0.0
A new major version of ggplot2 has been released on CRAN. Find out what is new here.
www.tidyverse.org
September 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
ggplot news is the best kind of news 😍
Birthday weekend is on fire 🔥
September 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Birthday weekend is on fire 🔥
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➡️ Deadline approaching—only one month left to send in your papers and presentation proposals for #CDSM2025!
🚨 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🚨
📅 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟭𝟮–𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹)
📥 Submission Deadline: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
🚨 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🚨
📅 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟭𝟮–𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹)
📥 Submission Deadline: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
August 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
➡️ Deadline approaching—only one month left to send in your papers and presentation proposals for #CDSM2025!
🚨 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🚨
📅 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟭𝟮–𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹)
📥 Submission Deadline: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
🚨 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🚨
📅 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟭𝟮–𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹)
📥 Submission Deadline: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
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🚨Interested in a PhD focusing on quant methods and education & social policy? I'm recruiting this year at @bclynchschool in the Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment program www.bc.edu/bc-web/schoo...
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment - Lynch School of Education and Human Development - Boston College
MESA has been training students to examine educational programs, design quantitative research studies, develop assessment instruments, and analyze educational data to help inform policy-making for ove...
www.bc.edu
August 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🚨Interested in a PhD focusing on quant methods and education & social policy? I'm recruiting this year at @bclynchschool in the Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment program www.bc.edu/bc-web/schoo...
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Nice post by @jamesbrandecon.bsky.social on the scaling benefits that come from offloading your big regression jobs to a database. jamesbrandecon.github.io/blog/posts_h...
(Showcasing some new-ish 📦 s that he, @apoorvalal.com & myself have been working on, but haven't really advertised yet.)
(Showcasing some new-ish 📦 s that he, @apoorvalal.com & myself have been working on, but haven't really advertised yet.)
2025-08-24_dbreg-Is-Super-Fast
jamesbrandecon.github.io
August 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Nice post by @jamesbrandecon.bsky.social on the scaling benefits that come from offloading your big regression jobs to a database. jamesbrandecon.github.io/blog/posts_h...
(Showcasing some new-ish 📦 s that he, @apoorvalal.com & myself have been working on, but haven't really advertised yet.)
(Showcasing some new-ish 📦 s that he, @apoorvalal.com & myself have been working on, but haven't really advertised yet.)